Peer Support Worker

NHS Jobs; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking applicants for a role that requires lived experience of the criminal justice system and recovery from addiction or other vulnerabilities. Candidates should demonstrate ability to model appropriate behaviours, set boundaries, and seek support to protect their wellbeing.

Strong listening and communication with service users and colleagues are essential. We welcome conversations about flexibility and provide reasonable adjustments as needed.

Qualifications

• Must have lived experience of the criminal justice system.
• Must have direct lived experience and stability in recovery from addiction, mental ill health or other vulnerabilities.
• Awareness of modelling appropriate behaviours and capacity to cope when unsupervised; setting clear boundaries and seeking support.

Skills

Lived experience of criminal justice

Recovery from addiction

Boundary setting and seeking support

Active listening

Effective communication

Engagement with service users and care

Job description

The must haves for this role: Must have lived experience of the criminal justice system Must have direct lived experience and being stable in recovery from an addiction, mental ill health or other vulnerabilities **please make explicit reference to both of these within your personal statement in order to be shortlisted for this role** Must have an awareness of modelling appropriate behaviours, having the capacity to cope when unsupervised; setting clear boundaries and seeking support and guidance to support and protect own recovery, health and wellbeing Must have good listening skills and effective communication skills; to be able to engage appropriately with service users, carers, and colleagues, and partnership agencies. For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, its important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey. In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted. Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Lucy Bashir on 07584 556 882 or email: [e-mail] wholl be delighted to help.Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust